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Saudi Arabia has emerged from being an underdeveloped desert kingdom to become one of the wealthiest nations in the region. The official language of Saudi Arabia is Arabic. Almost all Saudi residents are Muslim. Saudi Arabia is one of main players in Arab and Muslim spheres, based on prestige as custodian of birthplace of Islam.

Saudi Arabia occupies most of the Arabian Peninsula, with the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba to the west and the Persian Gulf to the east. Neighboring countries are Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, the Sultanate of Oman, Yemen, and Bahrain, connected to the Saudi mainland.

Saudi Arabia's command economy is petroleum-based; roughly 75% of budget revenues and 90% of export earnings come from the oil industry. It is strongly dependent on foreign workers with about 80% of those employed in the private sector being non-Saudi. The oil industry comprises about 45% of Saudi Arabia's nominal gross domestic product, compared with 40% from the private sector. Saudi also has a small gold mining sector in the Mahd adh Dhahab region and other mineral industries, an agricultural sector based on dates and livestock. Saudi Arabia is the world's dominant oil producer and owner of the largest hydrocarbon reserves. Many researchers share their research and knowledge regarding the animal work in list of veterinary journals France.